Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight

The men's freestyle middleweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 79 kilograms.[1]

Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
Ernst Kyburz  Switzerland
Donald Stockton  Canada
Samuel Rabin  Great Britain
Wrestling at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

Results

Source: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]

Gold medal round
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W  
 Thomas Bolger (AUS) L      Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W  
     Anton Praeg (RSA) L  
       Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W  
       Donald Stockton (CAN) L  
     Donald Stockton (CAN) W  
     Samuel Rabin (GBR) L  
       Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W
       Ralph Hammonds (USA) L
     Ralph Hammonds (USA) W  
     Louis Van Der Herten (BEL) L  
       Ralph Hammonds (USA) W  
       Vilho Pekkala (FIN) L  
     Vilho Pekkala (FIN) W      
     Henri Deniel (FRA) L      
 

Silver medal round
Semifinals Final
 Anton Praeg (RSA) W  
 Thomas Bolger (AUS) L      Anton Praeg (RSA) L
 Donald Stockton (CAN) W 1      Donald Stockton (CAN) W
 Ralph Hammonds (USA) L  

1 Stockton was declared the winner after Hammonds retired from the match due to injury.

Bronze medal round

As Hammonds and Praeg were both unable to compete after being injured in the silver medal round, Samuel Rabin was awarded the bronze medal.

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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